Tag: pickling cucumbers

• Crop Rotation to Manage Cottony Leak on Pickling Cucumber

  

  From Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath Key Takeaway for Growers: Grains or grasses cropped 1-2 years before pickling cucumber can help reduce cottony leak. The acreage of pickling cucumber fluctuates in South Carolina. Growers who are growing or considering growing this cucurbit should be aware of three fruit rots that are difficult to control with…

  Justin Ballew

  September 4, 2026

  Cucurbits, Disease

  cottony leak, cucumbers, Disease, disease management, pickles, pickling cucumbers, pythium, water mold